Forbidden city
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The area of [Beijing] where the emperors of China used to live, in which no ordinary Chinese citizen or foreigner could enter without [the emperors] permission
Any citizen or foreigner who entered the Forbidden City was immediately stabbed to death by the guards
Also called Zijin [Cheng] (Purple Forbidden City) or Gugong (Palace) in Chinese
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